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‘Uber for motorbikes’ takes off
A click of their app brings you a bike complete with a safety trained driver and protective gear.
Tunisians: We won’t let terror win
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Tunisia's capital Sunday, protesting against terrorism less than two weeks after gunmen attacked…
Ex-captives of Boko Haram fight back
Several girls risked their lives to jump off a speeding truck after Boko Haram kidnapped them and about…
Tunisians: We won’t let terror win
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Tunisia's capital Sunday, protesting against terrorism less than two weeks after gunmen attacked…
Vote-counting underway in Nigeria election
Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and retired general Muhammedu Buhari face off in what are thought to be the…
Family portraits, for families with nothing
Photographer Alexia Webster was tired of always taking pictures. Instead, she decided to give some back.
Boko Haram blamed for decapitations
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen decapitated 23 people in a raid on Buratai village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state,…
Boko Haram blamed for decapitations
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen decapitated 23 people in a raid on Buratai village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state,…
Voting extended after polling problems in Nigeria
There are 14 presidential candidates on the ballot, but the race comes down to a rematch between incumbent…
The ‘loud, furious’ world of Nigeria’s free readers
It's a unique world where friendships are forged, deals struck and more than the occasional argument breaks out:…
USAfrica: With razor’s edge elections, eyes of the world on pregnant Nigeria. By Chido Nwangwu
With razor’s edge elections, eyes of the world on pregnant Nigeria By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfricaonline.com, and USAfrica multimedia networks,…
Nigeria election: Voters head to the polls
After weeks of delays because of an Islamist insurgency, Nigerians head to the polls Saturday to elect a…
20 killed in Somalia hotel siege
A siege that started with gunmen detonating a bomb and spraying bullets in a hotel in Somalia ended…
20 killed in Somalia hotel siege
A siege that started with gunmen detonating a bomb and spraying bullets in a hotel in Somalia ended…